Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Penny lover |
| Artist | Lionel Richie |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Can't slow down |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 5:32 |
| Dur Grp | 5:30-5:59 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 101 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 100-104 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Ab |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Irregular Measure |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 3 | No 1st inversion |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV |
| Voc Info 3 | TTB |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EP |
| Strings Arranger 1 | James Anthony Carmichael |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7KRL0FKLzWzEQCq9AROvvy?si=gPIVZYrIT2ipZJ6lBSPFuw |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best R&B Song |
| Nominations 2 | AMA - Favorite Pop/Rock Single |
| Chart Type | Adult Contemporary |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lionelrichie/pennylover.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Lionel B. Jr. Richie |
| Author 2 | Brenda Harvey Richie |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A rare coin |
| Explanation | ✱ Expressing that a partner’s love is worth more than any material wealth. |
| MTag 1 | Value |
| MTag 2 | Romance |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-vi-ii-bVII, IV/bVII-bVII-I-I-iii-vi, V/VI-vi-ii-ii-IV-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-vi-I-vi |
| Ch Prog B | IV-IV/V-I-I, vi-V/VI-vi-V/VI |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 8 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, iii, IV, V, VI, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 70 |
| Spot-Energy | 33 |
| Spot-Valance | 62 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 30-39 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 60-69 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Genre 2 | R&B |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Adult Contemporary |
| Style 2 | Ballad |